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L. K. JOHNSON.

TYPE AND SPACE HOLDER.

No. 279,168. Patented June .12, 1883..

lf'a'tgure UNTED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

LOUIS K. JOHNSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

TYPE AND SPACE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 279,168, dated June 12, 1883.

' Application led March 31,1882. (No model.) I

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My invention relates to that class oftype and space holders in which the types are arranged in prescribed positions in containingchannels, from the lower ends oi' which they may be removed, one at a time, by' hand, as designated in the patents heretofore granted to me.

The principal object of my present invention is to facilitate as much as possible the removal or detachment of atype or space from the base of its column in the containing-channel; and it consists, first, in forming a type-supporting shoulderwith a depression or recess immediately under the position of the foot or rear end of the lowest type in the column, so that when the face or head portion of the said last type is turned laterally during the action of cutting it off or removing it from its column, its foot or rear end will be free and unrestrained before it is entirely withdrawn from the containing-channel, secondly, in a narrow Itype-supporting shoulder of less width than the widthin crosslsection of the type to be supported, in conjunction with a depression or recess immediately underneath the position of the foot or rear end of the lowest type in the channel, so that said lowest type may be quickly cut off or disengaged from both the channel and the column of type contained therein.

p A third feature of my invention consists in making a section of the lower front wall of the containing-channel adjustable, so as to regulate the width of the lateral slot or opening between it and the type-supporting shoulder according to the width of the type to be used.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is Y a front elevation `of a portion of a bank or case, showing three seats, and the lower ends of three containing-channels, embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the lower end of a containingchannel with the adjustable section of thc front wall removed, Fig. 3, a front view of the adjustable front wall of the containing-channel; Fig. 4, a front elevation of a channelseat and type-supporting shoulder with the containing-channel removed. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the same at right angles to Fig. 4; Fig. 6, a similar view, showing a containing channel in position; Fig. 7, a longitudinal section on line w, Fig. l, illustrating the removal of a type. Fig. 8 is a sectional view, showing a plan of a chan nel-seat and type-supporting shoulder with the containing channel removed; Fig. 9, a similar view with an empty .containing-channel in position; Fig. 10, a sectional view on plane of line y y, Fig. 1, showing the lowest type in position, and Fig. 11 a similar view, showing the lowest type partly withdrawn.

The seats A are secured to or project from bed-plates B, which are superimposed, as described in my former patents, or otherwise combined to form a bank or case for the accommodation of the necessary denominations of type. As shown in the drawings, these seats A furnish supports both for the containingchannels and the columns of type; but, if preferred, the type-supporting shoulders may be attached to or form a part of the lower eX- tremities of the containing channels. The lower rear walls of the channels may be made continuous down to the bottom of the channel, so as to rest upon the rear portions, a, of the seats A, thereby firmly supporting and guiding the type on that side.

The type-supporting shoulder c, whether at tached to the channel or constituting a part of the channel-seat A, is so formed as to receive and support the middle portion of the lowest type of a column for a distance equal to about one-'half the length of the type, more or less. This type-supporting shoulder projects forward from the rear ofthe seat A, (or from the rear wall of the channel, if preferred,) a ndistance considerably less than that of the width of the type to be accommodated. Since all but the eXtreme lower type of the column in the channel are supported and sustained in position laterally by both the front and rear walls of the containing-channel, the type-supporting shoulder c can be made very narrow 10o without endangering the position of the lowest type, as the weight and alignment of the column above will hold it iirmly and evenly against the supporting-shoulder. A depression or recess, d, is formed in the iioor or typesupp orting shoulder c, immediately underneath the position occupied by the i'oot or lower eX- tremity of the lowest type, for the purpose of relieving said foot or-lower end entirely from the pressure or restraint of the column above, after the head or face end of the type has been turned laterally, a distance equal to thirty degrees (more or less) according to the width of the supporting-shoulder, Yas indicated in Figs. 7 and l1. The depth of the depression or recess d is greater than the thickness of the type to be used, so that the latter, after having assumed the position described, and before it has been completely removed from the channel, is relieved enti-rely of all pressure and restraint. By thus constructing the type supporting shoulder the types may be more easily and rapidly withdrawn during the operations of composing than heretofore,it being understood that in this form of apparatus the head or face ends of the type are grasped by the thumb and finger preparatory to removal.

The lower portion of the front wall, c, of each containing-channel C is made in the form of a detachable and adjustable gage-plate, c2, for the purpose of regulating the width of the transverse opening or slot c3, between it and the type-supporting shoulder, according to the thickness of theparticular denomination of type to be accommodated in the channel. The gage-plate et also constitutes a convenient interchangeable denominator-mark when it is desired to employ it for such purpose. It may be secured adjustably upon the front side of the channel in any convenient manner, that shown in the drawings consisting in securing it to the spine cL of the containing channel by means of set-screws s s, which pass through longitudinal slots ci c5, formed in the gage-plate.

In order to form a continuous interior support to the column oi'- type contained in the channel, the lower extremity of the permanent wall C and the upper extremity of the gage` plate cl are formed so as to interlock or engage with each other. This may be accomplished, as shown in the drawings, by forming corresponding interlocking projections or tongues c6 c6 c6 upon both the permanent wall and the gage-plate.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is;

l. In a type and space holder substantially such as designated, a type-supporting shoulder formed with a recess or depression immediately underneath the position of the foot or lower end of the type for the purpose set forth, in combination with a type-containing channel, substantially in the manner described.

2. In a type and space holder substantially such as designated, a type-supporting shoulder projecting from the rear of the type-channel seat or from the rear wall of the type-channel a distance less than the width of the type to be supported, in conjunction with a depression or recess formed immediately underneath the position of the foot or lower end of the lowest type in the channel, for the purpose of quickly cutting off or relieving the said lowest type from the pressure of the column of type above, during the operation of removing it from its channel, in combination with a type-containing channel, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a type and space holder substantially such as designated, a type-containing channel having a section of the lower extremity of its front wall adjustable, in combination with a channelsupporting seat and a type supporting shoulder, substantially in the manner and for the purposes described.

4. In a type and space holder substantially such as designated, the interchangeable gageplate ci, adjusted and secured upon the spine c" of the containing channel by means of the longitudinal slots c5 c5 and setscrews 8.8, in combination with the channel-supporting seat A and type-supporting shoulder c, substantially in the manncrhand for the purposes described.

5. In a type and space holder substantially such as designated, a type-containing channel provided with an adjustable gage-plate, which constitutes the lower extremity of its front wall, having the lower extremity of the permanent wall and the upper extremity of the said adjustable section formed with tongues or projections that interlock with each other, so as to afford a continuous support to the column of type in the channel, substantially in the manner and for the purposes described. y

Louis KossUTri JoHNsoN. witnesses;

A. AUGUs'rUs Low, Gno. W. Murr.

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